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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Evans, Mark, Smart & Biggar Toronto - (416) 593-5514 - mkevans@smart-biggar.ca
Managing partner of Smart & Biggar's Toronto office. Practice focuses on providing sophisticated trade-
mark protection, management and counselling services. He represents many of the world's most famous
brand owners and personalities, and is recognized as one of Canada's leading trade-mark lawyers. He has
been successful in numerous high-profile, precedent-setting cases and has twice been selected as Canadian
"Trademark Litigator of the Year" by Benchmark Canada. Listed in e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to
the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Euromoney's Expert Guides: Guide to the World's Leading Trademark
Law Practitioners, e Best Lawyers in Canada, Chambers Global, Who's Who Legal: Canada, World
Trademark Review 1000, e Legal 500 Canada, and Managing Intellectual Property's 2016 IP Stars
Handbook: Trade Mark & Copyright. Recognized in the World Trademark Review as an "Experts' expert"
in Canadian trade-mark law. Has written extensively in the field of IP law and is a frequent speaker and
panelist. Taught trade-mark law at Osgoode Hall Law School. Fellow of IPIC. Member of INTA.
Gaikis, Gunars, Smart & Biggar Toronto - (416) 593-5514 - ggaikis@smart-biggar.ca
One of Canada's premier and most experienced life sciences intellectual property litigators with more
than 25 years of experience in the highly specialized field of pharmaceutical patent, trade-mark and related
litigation. Has appeared as lead counsel in numerous precedent-setting intellectual property cases before
the Ontario, Federal and Supreme courts. Recognized as one of the top 30 patent attorneys in the world by
Expert Guides: Best of the Best 2016. Named Best Lawyers' 2017 Toronto Biotechnology Law Lawyer of the
Year. Listed in e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, e Canadian
Legal Lexpert® Directory, Chambers Global, e Best Lawyers in Canada, Benchmark Canada, LMG Life
Sciences, Euromoney's Expert Guides: Patents, Who's Who Legal: Canada, Who's Who Legal: Life Sciences,
Who's Who Legal: Patents, Who's Who Legal 100, Managing Intellectual Property's IP Stars Handbook:
Patents, IAM Patent 1000, IAM Life Sciences 250, PLC Which Lawyer? and Life Sciences Specialist 500.
Called to the Ontario Bar in 1983.
Gill, L.A. Kelly, Gowling WLG Toronto - (416) 862-3536 - kelly.gill@gowlingwlg.com
Kelly Gill is best known for his intellectual property litigation practice, particularly in the areas of trade-
marks and unfair competition. Gill is leader of the firm's Trademarks Group and former leader of the
Intellectual Property Litigation Group. Gill has appeared before all levels of court in Canada and served
as counsel on two of the Supreme Court of Canada's most important trade-mark and copyright decisions:
Masterpiece Inc. v. Alavida Lifestyles Inc. (2011 SCC 27) and CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of Upper
Canada (2004 SCC 13). Gill is the author of numerous publications, most notably Fox on Canadian Law
of Trademarks and Unfair Competition (4th edition). is two-volume text, first published in 2002 and
updated each year since, is considered the leading trade-mark law authority in Canada. It has been cited
by every level of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada in all of its trade-mark judgments since
publication. Gill is also an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School.
Hamilton, Sheldon, Smart & Biggar Toronto - (416) 593-5514 - jshamilton@smart-biggar.ca
For more than 20 years, Sheldon Hamilton has acted as counsel for many of the world's most innovative
companies in relation to commercially significant products. Hamilton has particular experience in
pharmaceutical litigation, appearing as both trial and appellate counsel, including in proceedings under the
Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations. Hamilton has extensive trial experience focusing
on issues of patent infringement and validity, and damage quantification. Recognized as one of Canada's
leading patent litigation lawyers. Listed in Benchmark Canada, e Best Lawyers in Canada, Who's Who
Legal: Canada, Who's Who Legal: Patents, LMG Life Sciences, IAM Patent 1000, IAM Patent Litigation
250, IAM Life Sciences 250, WIPR Leader and Managing Intellectual Property's IP Stars Handbook: Patents.
Member and Director of e Advocates' Society. Fellow of IPIC and former member of the Litigation and
the Forums & Seminars Committees. Member of AIPPI. BASc (Hons) (Chemical Engineering); LLB.
Registered Patent and Trade-mark Agent. Called to the Ontario Bar 1992.
